“Eh, Angel is teaching in Ashiliye?” Lianna looked over in surprise, “Then I must go and see.”
But Horus calmly said, “I've heard that many in the Alchemy Circle are eyeing a spot in Angel's class; you might not be able to secure one.”
Lianna looked towards Angel: “Really? If I can't get in, it seems I need to think about how to pull some strings.”
With Horus and Lianna's conversation, the atmosphere eased somewhat, but the pressure on Angel increased.
Originally, teaching was just a means to… earn some points, but now it seemed as if everyone was coming to inspect his teaching.
Sanders was also surprised about Angel going to teach. If not for Horus bringing it up just now, Sanders would have had no idea about it.
“To earn some points, exchange for some Demonic Materials.” Angel paused: “Vifette needs that material.”
Although Angel did not specify, as soon as he mentioned Vifette, Sanders immediately understood: “He's not using Constant Fragments in exchange anymore?”
Angel nodded: “Yes, he lowered some requirements, but the thing he wants is not available outside; it is, however, in the Research and Development Institute's Demonic Material vault, but points are required to make the exchange.”
Sanders nodded, and he too had been recently in touch with some old friends to see if anyone had any Constant Fragments for sale, but unfortunately, Constant Fragments were too rare and those who obtained them were hoarding them. Since Vifette had lowered the standards, that was naturally best.
The others at the table listened with confusion to the conversation between Angel and Sanders; their topic seemed obscure and seemed to hint at some underlying issues.
“Sanders, what are you talking about? It feels both abstruse and strange?” Lianna and Horus hesitated to ask, but Wallace, an Academy Faction Wizard who always disagreed with Sanders, plainly asked.
“Just some private matters,” Sanders responded coolly with a glance at Wallace: “Besides, I didn't invite you today, did I?”
Wallace was momentarily taken aback, but he didn't get angry; instead, he squinted and smiled: “I came, not for you, but to congratulate Angel on his promotion. Or do you think I should privately congratulate Angel?”
Sanders' expression paused for a moment.
As Horus had just returned to the Southern Domain, he was unchanged by their underlying implications. Stealthily using the Spell of Whispering, Lianna explained to him: “Wallace has been eying Angel for a long time.”
Previously, before Angel became an Official Wizard, Wallace thought of tricking Angel into becoming his disciple.
Now that Angel has been promoted, Wallace's goal is to lure Angel to teach at White Gull Academy.
After hearing Lianna's explanation, Horus realized: “Angel's style indeed seems to lean more towards Wallace.”
Both are from the Academy Faction.
So Wallace going privately to congratulate Angel might really succeed in persuading Angel.
Sanders glanced at Horus and Lianna: “Your Spell of Whispering could be a bit more clumsy.”
Although they used the Spell of Whispering, everyone present was an Official Wizard. Without a special channel, the whispering sounded as loud as clamor to them.
Because of Horus and Lianna's interruption using the Spell of Whispering, Sanders did not continue arguing with Wallace, and Wallace also didn't pursue the previous matter further.
Sanders: “Let's talk about other things later, back to the main topic.”
Horus's arrival was actually for two reasons: first, the connection between Barbarian Cave and Sky Mechanical City; second, about the change of the person in charge at Sky Mechanical City's station.
Both issues were actually related to Angel.
As a member of the Research and Development Institute, Angel naturally became the central link between Barbarian Cave and Sky Mechanical City. In the future, because Alchemy Apprentices from Barbarian Cave would definitely come to Sky Mechanical City for further studies, there were many matters to handle, and Angel also needed to grant some permissions to Horus through his status as a member of the Research and Development Institute.
And with Horus becoming the person in charge of the station, it elevates the importance of Sky Mechanical City's station by many layers, naturally also related to Angel becoming a member of the Research and Development Institute. However, this didn't require Angel to do anything; he just needed to be a spectator, a witness.